RoyC
Active member
The battery performance for a camera w/o a grip would be a big step down. While one can always carry spare batteries, they tend to require changing at the most inconvenient moments. ("Look over there, an unobstructed view of Sasquatch! Quick, get a photo of him!".... "I'll have to change my camera battery first.")
What you describe is a failure of Situational Awareness, is is not. While I personally would not own a non-griped camera for my wildlife/birding photography, just changing the battery at the 1/4 or 1/3 charge remaining point solves the above issue for those that want the smaller body.